Guess what I got to take a ride in today? Hint: The rarest new truck on the road!

[bbhaag]

So a customer came in today and I started talking to him about his Rivian R1T when him and his wife were checking out. After a few minutes of him showing me around the truck and some of its features he asked me if I wanted to take a ride. Of course I wasn't going to turn that down so said HELL YEAH! haha So we hop in and drives a bit down the road and pulls off to the side of the road and puts in it Sport mode...

Holy shit was this thing fast as HELL! I've NEVER experienced acceleration like this EVER. He said we hit 0-60 in about 3.3 seconds. It was incredible and I feel so lucky just not only have seen one but got to actually ride in one. The interior was super nice and the fit and finish was really good for a new vehicle manufacturer but it did look a little drab with all the dark blues and grays. It was really comfortable and quiet though. There was hardly any road noise and of course no engine noise. Tons of interior space to so if you have back seat passengers they won't feel cramped.

Anyway, enough chit chat onto some pics and a vid of the 0-60 run!

Here is the vid I took of our 0-60 jaunt. It's only 1:09 seconds long but the real action starts around the :30 second mark.

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[Champ]

So a customer came in today and I started talking to him about his Rivian R1T when him and his wife were checking out. After a few minutes of him showing me around the truck and some of its features he asked me if I wanted to take a ride. Of course I wasn't going to turn that down so said HELL YEAH! haha So we hop in and drives a bit down the road and pulls off to the side of the road and puts in it Sport mode...

Holy shit was this thing fast as HELL! I've NEVER experienced acceleration like this EVER. He said we hit 0-60 in about 3.3 seconds. It was incredible and I feel so lucky just not only have seen one but got to actually ride in one. The interior was super nice and the fit and finish was really good for a new vehicle manufacturer but it did look a little drab with all the dark blues and grays. It was really comfortable and quiet though. There was hardly any road noise and of course no engine noise. Tons of interior space to so if you have back seat passengers they won't feel cramped.

Anyway, enough chit chat onto some pics and a vid of the 0-60 run!

Here is the vid I took of our 0-60 jaunt. It's only 1:09 seconds long but the real action starts around the :30 second mark.

Before this is moved, what was the price? 2 or 3 Mavs?

 

[bbhaag]

Before this is moved, what was the price? 2 or 3 Mavs?

I did not ask the owners what they paid for it. I did ask them if one of them worked for Rivian and he said they both do. I didn't pry any further because well....that's just not my thing. After all they were customers at my store and I wanted to respect their privacy.

EDIT: Why do you think this thread will get moved? I posted it in OT which I thought was the most appropriate place.

 

[Champ]

I did not ask the owners what they paid for it. I did ask them if one of them worked for Rivian and he said they both do. I didn't pry any further because well....that's just not my thing. After all they were customers at my store and I wanted to keep their privacy.

EDIT: Why do you think this thread will get moved?

new pricing will push the base price of the R1T to nearly $79,000

 

[bbhaag]

new pricing will push the base price of the R1T to nearly $79,000

Ok, how is that relevant? I posted this in OT bro not the Mav VS Competition sub......

 

[Maverickman74]

Its a good looking truck. And that dash would look amazing without all that screen on it. I really dont get why these screens cant hide away while driving. One of the best parts of the 50s and 60s was the dashes. Yeah sure they would kill everyone in the vehicle but they looked cool.

 

[WannaMav]

Cool ride, but that color - ugh.

If there were really truth in advertising it would be named Baby Diarrhea.

YMMV.

 

[projectvortex]

$80,000 for a truck that looks like a cartoon character in front??

 

[Dun4791]

Awesome truck and story. Rivian look great and are very fast! I like the big screen but I also wasn’t alive to drive 50s and 60s cars.

 

[bbhaag]

Awesome truck and story. Rivian look great and are very fast! I like the big screen but I also wasn’t alive to drive 50s and 60s cars.

Thanks! It was an awesome experience and I was really happy to be a part of it! Outside of automotive journalists and Youtubers most people haven't even seen one in person let alone ridden in one.
I'm still telling my wife about the acceleration and how crazy fast it was. haha

 

[john218]

Sounds like fun but I i just can't get past that fugly front-end and lights.

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